Review: ‘Holiday’ at Goodman Theatre sparkles with sardonic wit, as well as disarming tenderness
Richard Greenberg's adaptation, directed here by Robert Falls, does much more than simply play a Fifth Avenue family for laughs.
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Review: ‘The Irish … and How They Got That Way’ is an old favorite that hasn’t changed a wit
Frank McCourt's revue with music is now being staged by Porchlight Music Theatre, directed by David Girolmo, a longtime veteran of this title.
Review: In ‘The Dance of Death’ at Steppenwolf Theatre, spouses hate each other to the end
August Strindberg's play, adapted by Conor McPherson, is about the horror and comedy of coming to the end of your life in the company of someone you despise.
Review: The Gloria Estefan musical ‘On Your Feet!’ is a full-on blast at Drury Lane
The ebullient jukebox musical celebrating Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine bursts with life at this suburban theater, one of the best Drury Lane shows in years.
Review: There’s an ‘Enormous Crocodile’ on the Studebaker stage, and kids can throw peanuts at him
The family musical by the U.K.-based Roald Dahl Story Company is an hour-long show filled with fun and puppets.
‘Holiday’ comes to the Goodman, directed by Robert Falls and no longer a zany comedy
The late playwright Richard Greenberg opened many of his plays in Chicago. Here's a new one, adapted from a Philip Barry play and best known from an old Katharine Hepburn...
Review: There’s quite a monster at the center of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Marriott Theatre
Along with a dragon of a plant, Marriott audiences get a highly experienced cast in a solid production of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's musical.
Invictus Theatre postpones show as artistic director steps away
The theater company is postponing its February production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and the company's founder and artistic director is stepping away pending a third-party investigation.
Review: ‘Così fan tutte’ by Lyric Opera is all comic love games until Mozart surprises us
Here's the thing. Every so often, there is a moment of silence, a nod from conductor Enrique Mazzola and Fiordiligi or Ferrando launch into these beautiful arias.
Review: In ‘Mary Jane’ at Northlight Theatre, the mother of a sick child searches for answers
Amy Herzog's play comes from the writer's own experiences and gives a very real sense of what caring for a chronically ill child is really like, day after day.